EAST INDIA COMPANY.
1686-87. Resolve to establish a mint at Madras.
1686. An attempt, projected by Sir J. Child, to acquire territorial empire In India failed.
1687-88. Obtain a charter to make Madras a corpora tion.
Charnock, Job. settled at Calcutta 1690 ; died 10th January 1692.
1691. Fort St. David purchased by E. I. Co. 1758, surrendered to the French.
1692. Company's agency transferred from Hoogly to Calcutta.
1693, 7th October. Obtain a new charter, and undertake to export £150,000 of British manufactures. llth November, obtain an additional charter, for augmenting their stock.
1694,93. Obtain an additional charter.
1698-99. An English East India Co. started as rivals, and ccpy the constitution of the London E. /. Co.
1699 to 1702. Ignoble rivalry between the two companies; but in 1702-1703, by Lord Godolphin, the London and the English Company come to terms, and coalesced in 1707-1708, under the title of the United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East Indies.
1698. Company acquired a. grant from Azim, grandson of Aurnngzeb, of Calcutta and two adjoining villages, with leave to exercise judiciary powers over the inhabitants, and erect fortifications. These were given tho name of Fort William.
1707. Murshid Kuli Khan, Governor of Bengal, also called Jafar Khan.
1707. Aurangzeb died.
1715. An ernbassy went to Farokhsir, and in 1717 they got the island of Diu, 37 townships in Bengal, which gavo them the command of the river for 10 miles S. of Calcutta, and had the villages restored to them, near Madras, which had been formerly given by the Arcot ruler and resumed. See Hamilton.
1724. Average of 10 years ending with 1724, the total value of British products annually exported was £92,410, 12s. 6d., and of bullion 2518,102, 113.; total, £617,513, 33. 10d.
1741. Average of the 8 years eliding in 1741, the annual value of British goods exported was 2157,944,4s. 7d. 1748. Seven years ending with 1748, the exports value amounted to 2188,176, 163. 4d.
1732 to 1818. Warren Hastings born 1732.
1749. A writer in India. • 1763. Revisited England.
1769. 2d seat in Madras Council.
1772. l'resident of Bengal Council.
1773. Governor-General of India.
1786-87. After return to England, impeached on four heads ; trial lasted from 13th February 1788 ti1123d April 1795, on which date he was acquitted. 1796. The E. I. Co. granted him 24000 annually. 1818, 22d August. Died.
1739. Nadir Shah's invasion.
1740. Ali Verdi Khan usurped the kingdom of Bengal ; died 1756, and was succeeded by his grandson,Suraj nd-Dowla, aged 18.
1746. Madras captured ; restored, 1749.
1743. E. I. Co. lend one million to Government at 3 per cent., to have their charter renewed to 1780. Clive, Robert, born 29th September . . 1723 Arrived at Madras, 1744 Ensign's commission, 1747 Captured Arcot, 30th August 1751 Took Conjeveram, 1751 Defeated French at Cauverypak, . . 1751 Captured Covelong and Chingleput, . 1752 Revisited England, . . . . . 1752 Returned to India, and Governor of Fort St David, 1755 Retook Calcutta, 1757 Overthrew Suraj -ud-Dowla at Plumy, 23d June ...... . . 1757 He had 700 Europeans, 570 sailors, 1400 sepoys, and 8 piecea of artillery. The Bengal Viceroy's army was 3500 foot, 1.5,000 horse, and 50 cannon.
Defeated the Dutch at Chinsurah, . . . 1759 Left India, February . . . . . 1760 Returned to India as Viscount and Governor General, 1764 1021